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Clarks Hill: Level: 7.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 53-55 degrees. Clarity: Perfect color. Bass: Good. The fish are early this year, according to guide William Sasser. “The bass have moved into shallow water to start their bedding ritual for the year. February is the month that most of the largest bass are caught.” Linesides:…
Clarks Hill: Level: 10.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Look for fish deep, and fish slowly for them. Try creeping a jig around rocky points along the main lake. Using a heavy 3/4-oz. jig will keep you in better contact with the bottom. A 3/4-oz. jigging spoon bite will help…
Clarks Hill: Level: 10.3 feet low. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide William Sasser said, “Ditches all over the lake anywhere from 15 to 40 feet deer is where the larger bass will hang out. Buckeye Lures Mop Jigs is a perfect bait for this way of fishing. Just make sure you purchase the…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 60s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Grassy humps at the mouths of the creeks should produce a few fish right now as the fish get ready to move into the creeks behind the shad. When they’re on top schooling, they can be caught…
Striper fishing on Clarks Hill can be a lot like another popular November pursuit… deer hunting. Want to know why? Ask guide William Sasser, a veteran of the better part of 30 years on the lake. On a recent evening, I caught up with William, owner of William Sasser Guide Service, and picked his brain…
Clarks Hill: Level: 6.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Clear-green on the lower end; stained in the tributaries. Bass: Good. Dale Gibbs said there has been a lot of surface chasing going on, and the fish are keying on small threadfins. The bite can go on all day, but it’s best from…
Clarks Hill: Level: 6.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Look for largemouths on the lowering end of the lake to be chasing threadfins. Bass can be caught on smaller topwater plugs, like Chug Bugs, Spook Jr. and Sammys. The most consistent bite should be found along the main river and…
September can be a tough month to have a good day of bass fishing. The water is as hot as it gets, and oxygen levels are at their lowest. There is some hope of improvement by the end of the month as the water starts to cool. But the good news is, regardless of…
Clarks Hill: Level: 4.3 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. The fish are out on humps that top out in 15 to 20 feet of water. Fish jigs, Carolina or Texas-rigged worms. A big Ol Monster worm is a good bait for this bite. Plum and tequila sunrise are good…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. For decent numbers of smaller bass, fish a Carolina rig on the points and humps, but the fish are scattered. Look for the bait to move up, and the classic schooling bite should produce. If you see bass coming up…
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